Tropical Storm Maria Update: What’s Open & Closed Today

Tropical Storm Maria Update: What’s Open & Closed Today

As Tropical Storm Maria continues to move away from Guam, the Joint Information Center is providing a list of businesses and establishments that are open or closed today:

Government of Guam offices will open at 1 p.m. today.

Banks:
Bank of Guam – Closed
First Hawaiian Bank - Open
Bank Pacific - Open
Bank of Hawaii - Open
Community First – Open

*Note: JIC wasn’t able to reach other banking institutions. If you would like to be added to the list of updates, please contact Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense at (671) 478-0290 or 478-0208.

Shopping locations:
Guam Premier Outlets will be open at 10 a.m. Ross opened at 6 a.m.
Agana Shopping Center will be open 10 a.m.
Micronesia Mall will be open 10 a.m.
Tumon Sands Plaza will be open at 10 a.m.

Grocery Stores:
7-Day Supermarket: Open
Pay-Less locations: Will open at 10 a.m.
San Jose Supermarket: Open

GDOE Summer School:
The Guam Department of Education has cancelled all summer school classes today. All GDOE 12-month employees advised to report to work at 1 p.m., in line with the rest of GovGuam.

University of Guam is closed today, including all classes and activities, summer camp and the English adventure program. UOG employees are asked to report to work at 1 p.m.

Department of Public Health and Social Services:
DPHSS, Division for Senior Services are suspended today:

Adult Day Care

Case Management

In-Home Services

Legal Assistance Services

Senior Center Operations

Transportation Services

Nutrition Services for Congregate

National Family Caregiver Support Program

Preventive Health

Home Delivered Meals will be delivered to clients provided the roads are passable

Private Clinics:
U.S. Renal Care Dialysis Centers are Open
Seventh Day Adventist Clinic is Closed. Will Open at 1 p.m.
FHP Clinic: Open

Patients with appointments today are advised to contact their clinic directly.*Note: JIC wasn’t able to reach other banking institutions. If you would like to be added to the list of updates, please contact Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense at (671) 478-0290 or 478-0208. Guam Medical Care will be open at 1 p.m.

Guam National Wildlife Refuge – Closed

Guam Waterworks Authority
GWA hasn’t received reports of outages. If you are experiencing low to no water pressure, please call their hotline at 646-4211.

Stay Tuned for Updates
GHS/OCD, working with the NWS, will continue to monitor the system and provide updates. Monitor the latest advisory information through the following sites:

X Flooding is a temporary overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. Flooding may happen with only a few inches of water, or it may cover a house to the rooftop. There are many possible causes of floods including heavy rain, coastal storms and storm surge, waterway overflow from being blocked with debris, or overflow of levees, dams, or waste water systems. Flooding can occur slowly over many days or happen very quickly with little or no warning, called flash floods.

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Typhoons/Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over the water and move toward land. Threats from typhoons/hurricanes include high winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, coastal and inland flooding, and rip currents.

“Hurricanes” form in the Atlantic Northeast Pacific region and “Typhoons” form in the Northwest Pacific Region. These large storms are call cyclones in other parts of the world.

X Hazardous materials come in the form of explosives, flammable and combustible substances, poisons and radioactive materials. Hazards can occur during production, storage, transportation, use, or disposal. You and your community are at risk if a chemical is used unsafely or released in harmful amounts in the environement where you live, work or play.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Definition of Terrorism

Under Section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002:

The term ‘‘terrorism’’ means any activity that— (A) involves an act that— (i) is dangerous to human life or potentially destructive of critical infrastructure or key resources; and (ii) is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State or other subdivision of the United States; and (B) appears to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.

X Tsunamis, also known as seismic waves (mistakenly called “tidal waves”), are a series of enormous waves created by an underwater disturbance such as an earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, or meteorite. Earthquake-induced movement of the ocean floor most often generate tsunamis. If a major earthquake or landslide occurs close to shore, the first wave in a series could reach the beach in a few minutes, even before a warning is issued.